My Parents Made Me Wear This

Monday, September 13, 2010

Okay, it's been a while since I've posted. Too many blogs, too little time...But, while I know the dresses above are somewhat mediocre in the annals of My Parents Made Me Wear This history-the outfits below are just too fantastic.

Goofy? What the heck is she talking about? French, sailory stripes-with bow ties? There are times here when I just have to disagree with the wearer-now is one of them. Sometimes, ungrateful damn kids just don't know how good they have it!!!!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

"The year was 1976. Our nation's bicentennial. The parents at Center School in Mattapoisett Massachusetts thought it'd be neat to dress their children up as if it were 1776. That's me, front left, in blue. My mum made that dress for me; it was a little too long and I remember tripping over the hem and falling off the bus at our field trip to the little antique schoolhouse, where we spent the day in cramped little wooden desks, writing on slates." (via)

Our fans are the greatest,It's really quite clearly,and this photo I really,love oh so dearly.

Bicentennial fun,at least for the teachers,dressing kids up as colonial creatures.

I also went Bicentennial too(showing my age,No-I'm not scared to do.)My school photos, however, were not as much fun,I only wish they'd been this overdone.

With schooling to match-chalk boards and a schoolhouse,All of you dressed up,as cute as a mouse.

Thank you for sharing, our fun little friend.For post of the year, you will surely contend.

Monday, August 9, 2010

"My mother took her Holly Hobbie obsession just a wee bit too far. That or she thought I should have been living out on the prairie with Laura Ingalls. Either way the hat is toooo much. Bonnet, definitely a bonnet. And what makes this ensemble especially fabulous is that I think my grandmother made it. *sigh*" (via)

Why couldn't this woman's mother have been my mother? The friggin' ingrate. I would have killed for that bonnet, but, ahem, without the duck.

Let me just explain my bonnet obsession:It all goes back to Star Trek. Yeah, you know the movie. The one where they put some creepy thing in the ears of two crew members. Was it Scotty? I can't remember. Either way, it scared the hell out of me. After seeing that movie, I hid my fear. Each night, I crept out of bed, slowly, quietly, to my dresser. Steathily, I removed the bonnet from my drawer. Why did I have a bonnet? No idea. But you know what it was good for? Ear Protection! Ear wigs, which I knew nothing about, and those creepy Star Trek things.Bonnets--necessary for protection and security. Parents--there are certain movies your child SHOULD NOT SEE.